English Nonconformist Poetry, 1660-1700

• Published in: Bunyan studies no. 16; p. 144
• Main Author: Walker, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumbria University, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences 01.01.2012
• Subjects: Behn, Aphra (1640-1689); British & Irish literature; Bunyan, John (1628-1688); Dryden, John (1631-1700); English language; English literature; Poetry; Villiers, George (1592-1628); Wild, John; Wilmot, John (Earl of Rochester) (1647-1680); Wycherley, William (1640-1716)

Nor did his royalism prevent Wild from defending his faith in print and indulging in satirical attacks on leading Restoration figures such as Roger L'Estrange, and in his 1665 satire The Grateful Nonconformist attacking the religious policy of the Cavalier Parliament and the money voted to pros...